Crime Scene-see prior entry

Bird Incident

Butch was on his computer ...in the closet and I was in the bathroom when something hit the side of the house hard. Very hard. On investigation a small bird of prey, not sure what it was, had grabbed a smaller bird that in its fright flew into our window on the west side door. This place is where the room will be when we get to it. There is a very distinct bird shape on the door window. Can you see it?

Rain

We waited all day for it to dry up enough to get our walk in. It never did. The ray of sunshine in the day is the type of rain coming down. It was an all day slow and gentle rain. Perfect for maximum benefit. We have been in a very dry area for 2-3 years so this was a special rain. I fixed a big pot of chili and it was the perfect meal for the day too. It really hit the spot.
We watched a couple of movies on Netflix to fill in the afternoon. We have plenty to do but it involves trips back and forth to the motorhome and I would prefer to have it dry. Less tracking.
They say there is more of the same tomorrow.

Dad argues with Toddler

I have told several people about this video. No relation to us...just funny and so typical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMR2aFyt86Q

Getting settled

April in the house is much better than April in the motorhome. I glanced to my right to see the indoor/outdoor thermometer and it is registering a flat 40 degrees outside. Hard to be enthused about getting yard work done at that temperature. We did get a two mile walk in this morning while it was still a balmy 47 degrees. I decided I simply could not wait for it to warm up to start walking.

This afternoon Butch started work on a Bucket cooler AC. We have hopes that it will be getting hot enough to need one in the future. Here is a video of what I am talking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxSLbpAwibg
 I like the one in the video better but we had difficulty locating the parts so Jason gave us an old cooler he had and Butch modified the idea to make it work. Butch could use this in the garage when it is hot if he wants to work out there or we could loan it to a friend of ours who does not have AC in her house. It could possibly give her a better nights sleep some July evening.
So here we sit waiting for warm...waiting...and waiting.

Keri and Brady

              Brady wants to drive. He has a good start. He can blow the horn!

Most unusual

We experienced a Midwestern thunderstorm this afternoon. Most unusual. As a rule the thunderstorms in South Texas are on the wimpy side, at least in the winter months. We have not been there during hurricane season, nor do we want to be. Midwestern thunderstorms are rambunctious in comparison. When it has been awhile since such a storm has been experienced it is cause for pause. Not that we were scared or anything. It wan't quite that bad...just noticeable.

This morning we installed the IKEA headboard. Pictures will be forthcoming when I get the completed package ready for viewing.
There seems to be a fair amount of interest in our bed due to the fact we copied it off our RV bed. I plan to do a "feature" on it. I do need to inventory the storage items hidden beneath it. You take 5-6 months away from half of your belongings and you lose track of what you have and where it is. I do not imagine that will improve with age.

Also I made an inventory and spreadsheet of my canned goods. When your supplies are spread all over the place it is hard to keep track of what you do and do not have on hand, thus ending up with duplicates. For the minute I feel in control of the situation. We'll see how long that lasts.

To back up a bit, Yesterday we ate lunch at Pizza Ranch with Leo and Keri, their daughter Erin and grandson Brady. It had been quite awhile since we had seen Erin and Brady so it was great getting caught up. That Brady is growing like a weed. He will be two in July. We started a game with Brady where he was in control of what we did. He would raise one arm and we would all follow suit. Two arms up and we all complied. He thought this was a real hoot being the leader of all these silly adults.

I snipped a couple of Amanda's photos from Facebook. I found out that Papa Gary counts on me doing that because he is not a Facebook guy but keeps track of the blog. I now feel it is more important to keep that up.
So here they are...

Doesn't this look peaceful...

This boy loves his food.